Hi All! I have been meaning to introduce myself here in this amazing forum for awhile! I am enjoying the wealth of information that is available for me here...My ceramics and art is an expression of my inspiration of nature and earth...I love working with the earth in my garden and creating using earth as a medium. I create all of my glazes in my home studio...in my garden I grow much of my own ingredients for teas. I am currently exploring the use of recycled glass in my earth and water series of tea ware. All of my pieces are completely food, dishwasher and microwave safe with the exception of my raku pieces. I also enjoy yoga, cooking, painting, reading and meditating. I sell my work online at my etsy shop...www.elmstudios.etsy.com

I just unloaded a kiln load with quite a few chawans, so here are a couple of pics!

elmstudios wrote:Hi Cory, yes I collect used glass bottles and crush them up...I am starting to play now with incorporating more than one color to get a different effect, such as the picture I posted today. ericka

have u ever had issues with the different coefficients of the different kinds of glass ?

thanks for all the warm welcomes! Cory, I personally have never had a problem with the different glasses as of yet, but I tend to use one type of glass, that has different color variations...but as with all art, it is a continuous exploration and evolution....I have been playing with glass in the bottom ofmy pieces for years and have tested them through my dishwasher and microwave without problems for many years....so hopefully this will remain